Brussels, 02/12/2014 (Agence Europe) - Italy and Greece were severely punished by the Court of Justice of the EU (rulings C-196/13 and C-378/13) on Tuesday 2 December for their failure to comply on time with two previous rulings (C-135/05 of 26/04/2007 and C-502/03 of 6/10/2005) which found that these two countries had failed to meet their obligations under European waste regulations.
Lump sum fines of €40 million and €10 million respectively have been imposed on Italy and Greece, along...